All About Loving You

Chapter 15: Jamais je ne t'oublierai

It was late at night, Oliver and I were still sitting in the sofa in front of the fire, enjoying our last evening at Hogwarts. Tomorrow, the Hogwarts Express would take us home. It felt horrible to know that I would never see Hogwarts again, it was like losing a very good friend.

We were sitting in silence for already an hour when I sighed deeply. Oliver pulled me closer to him and he kissed the top of my head. "What's wrong?"

"Does it sound childish if I say that I'm going to miss it here?" I said slowly.

"Not at all," he said, smiling. "You've spent seven years here. It's normal to feel that." He stroked my arms. "Even I am going to miss the castle and its superb Quidditch pitch."

I chuckled. That was typical Oliver, dragging Quidditch into every topic.
There was a silence, again. Suddenly, the portrait swung open and George and Alicia came stumbling in, laughing loudly. We both looked at the scene.

"Sorry," Alicia said, clutching her sides. She held George's shoulder to keep her on her feet.

"We just put Mrs. Norris a wig on." George said, when he saw us. He was leaning against the wall, trying to catch his breath.

"And what's so funny about that?" I asked.

"You can't remove the wig!" Alicia said, starting to laugh even harder. She managed to walk toward a chair and fell into it. "And it's violently pink and curly!"

George stumbled into a chair, he whipped the laughter tears from his face.

"How come Fred isn't involved in this cat teasing game?" I asked, suddenly knowing that Fred wasn't there. He wouldn't let a chance like this slip away.

Alicia suddenly grew very red. George looked at his feet.

"Look at that!" Oliver said enthusiastically. "It looks like George and Alicia are on a date."

It all fell into place. That's why Fred wasn't there to put Mrs. Norris the wig on.

George got up and pulled Alicia by her hand toward the stairs. I looked at them eagerly. I sure hope they'd kiss. Oliver sighed and tried to get my attention.

"Leave them alone, Kate. It's hard enough already." He whispered in my ear. His warm breath in my neck nearly seduced me from not looking at them.

I mumbled something and kept staring at them. Alicia looked at me with screwed eyes. Suddenly, Oliver pulled me closer to him and rolled on top of me. He kissed me deeply.

We were on our way home. The Hogwarts Express had left Hogsmeade an hour ago. The team was sitting in a compartment, enjoying each other while it lasted, because we were all graduated now and we didn't know when we would see each other again.

"So, Oliver," Fred said, "what are you going to do now? Don't tell me!" He said, when Oliver opened his mouth to answer. "Quidditch."

Oliver looked at him with screwed eyes. "Yes, Quidditch." He said. "I've been invited for a try-out at Puddlemere United."

"Wow, Oliver." Alicia said, looking impressed. "That's a really good team."

Oliver shrugged and pulled me closer to him. I cuddled further in his arms.

"And what about you, Katie dear?" George asked. "Oliver's manager?"

I threw a Chocolate Frog at his head. "No, I don't know actually. I have the whole summer to think about it."

That wasn't true, but I didn't feel like telling them yet. I wanted to teach at Hogwarts, but not just yet. First, I wanted to travel the world and see all the places I wanted to see. After losing my dad (A/N: see first chapter) I wanted to enjoy life.

I felt Oliver squeezing me lightly. I looked up into his eyes and he smiled at me. I had told him of course everything I want to do.
I looked at everybody in our compartment. George had his arm around Alicia's shoulder. They looked at each other the way Oliver and I did. Fred kept glancing at Angelina, who was reading Witch Weekly. She kept glancing at Alicia over her magazine and I swore I saw her nod her head.

Suddenly the train stopped. I quickly looked outside and saw we arrived at King's Cross. I gave Oliver a soft kiss on his lips.

I saw my mother waving at me. I dropped everything and ran to her. She hugged me so tight that I couldn't breathe anymore. She finally let go of me, tears falling down her face. My brother gave me a peck in my cheek and I smiled a him.

I felt a hand on my arm, I turned around and looked into Oliver's eyes.

"Hello, Mrs. Bell," he said, giving her a hand. He turned to Seth and greeted him too. Seth looked at him with screwed eyes.

"Oliver Wood!" My mum said, a bit too loud. Several people were looking around. "I'm so glad my daughter chose you. I couldn't have imagined a better son-in-law." She was crying again. Seth patted her on the back.

"Why don't let those two say their goodbyes," Seth said, picking up my trunk. He put his arm around my mother's shoulder and they walked through the solid wall, into the muggle world.

"I'm so sorry for my mother," I said "She's always so emotional."

Oliver chuckled and buried his face in my hair. "I'm going to miss you."

"Oliver?"

His father was standing next to us, smiling. "We have to go."

"Dad, I want you to meet Katie." Oliver said, pointing at me. I gave his father a hand, slightly growing redder. Oliver was just like his dad. He was tall, good-looking and very friendly.

"So this is Katie!" Oliver's father said enthusiastically. "Why don't you come around this summer? Oh wait, I have a better idea!" He said, his face glowing all of a sudden. "Were going on a holiday to France this summer. Why don't you join us? That's the perfect chance to get to know each other."

I looked at Oliver, he was beaming. "I would love to come along, Mr. Wood." I said, feeling very happy.

"Okay, I'm sure Oliver will keep you posted about the holiday." Mr. Wood said, shaking my hand. "We're leaving in five minutes." He said to Oliver.

"I'll see you this summer then." Oliver said, glowing with enthusiasm. "I hope you speak French. It's always a bit embarrassing when my parents try."

I chuckled and kissed him. "I speak the language of love, isn't that enough?"

"Yeah, it is." We started walking toward the solid wall and walked into the muggle world. I saw my mother standing a couple of metres away. I looked one last time into Oliver's eyes.

We hugged each other one last time. He walked to his father, who was looking with amusement at us. I walked to my mother, feeling a bit lost without Oliver by my side.

Stop being so childish, I said to myself. You're going to see him soon enough. But I couldn't help turning around and running to him, one last time. I jumped into his arms and kissed him one more time. I felt him smile on my lips.

When we finally broke off, tears were falling from my eyes, I just couldn't help it.

"Don't go falling in love with other boys, Katers." Oliver said, drying my eyes.

I slapped him gently. "How can I fall in love with other boys when I know that I already found my soul mate?"

"I will see you very soon," Oliver promised. I noticed that he was also having a hard time letting go of me.

Seth tapped me on the shoulder. "Mother said that we have to leave now."

I let go of Oliver again. Seth took my hand into his and dragged me away from the boy I loved the most in this cold world. Oliver looked at me and waved. His father put had to drag Oliver away, and suddenly he was gone.

So, this is the last chapter. But don't worry! I think I might one or two chapters more, to let you all know how the vacation went for Oliver and Katie. Review :-)